Psalms

Chapter 129

Israel's Resilience Through Affliction

Many times from Israel's youth, enemies have afflicted her, yet they have not prevailed. The plowers plowed upon her back. But the Lord is righteous and has cut the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned back, like grass on the housetop that withers before it grows up.

Affliction EnduredGod's RighteousnessZion's EnemiesResilience

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¹Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

²Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

³The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

⁴The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

⁶Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

⁷Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

⁸Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

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